The Indian team started the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in a strong manner. Team India had defeated host Australia by 295 runs in the first Test match played in Perth. After this match, now the wait is for the day-night test match to be held in Adelaide. Team India had entered Perth without its captain Rohit Sharma but now he has returned which is a good news for Team India. However, what happened to Rohit as soon as he returned to the team is not a good sign for India. Rohit was out cheaply in the practice match played before the day-night test.
Team India played a practice match in Canberra to prepare for the Pink Ball Test starting on 6 December in Adelaide. Although this match against Prime Minister XI was of day and night, the first day was completely washed out due to rain. In such a situation, on the second day it was made 50-50 overs, so that Team India could get a chance to practice bowling and batting. Batting first, Prime Minister’s XI scored 240 runs.
Came in place of Virat, then made the same mistake as him
Then when it was Team India’s turn to bat, all eyes were on captain Rohit. The first question was whether he would return to his place after breaking the opening pair of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal? This did not happen and the Perth Test pair opened the opening here too. The captain took the number four position, in which Virat Kohli bats. Well, Kohli did not take part in this match, so Rohit came to bat. Now everyone wanted to see how the captain would bat but what happened was what they were afraid of.
Rohit batted carefully for 10 balls but on the 11th ball he made a mistake for which Virat Kohli is criticized a lot. The Indian captain tried to drive the ball well outside the off stump (around the sixth stump) and the ball hit the edge of the bat and went into the hands of the slip fielder. Rohit was out after scoring only 3 runs in 11 balls.
Rohit’s form is a tension for Team India
Rohit had not played any match for the last one month. He came out to bat for the last time on 3 November against New Zealand. In such a situation, it can be understood that he was not in rhythm, but it was a worrying sight for Team India that the captain was out like this. He had already failed in the series against Bangladesh and New Zealand. In such a situation, it is natural to be concerned about his form. Another question arises from this – will the captain bat in the middle order even when the Test match starts in Adelaide or will he return to opening?